GSXR400/1135 hybrid race bike '80s

[tigertim20]

I'd be interested to read that. For, uh, reasons.

was on a gsxr forum a couple years ago when i still owned a gsxr

[husaberg]

It's all fun and games...till ya want the bike to be competitive.
Impulse wheel looks the same.

God help you.....

I can see a smallish prob on the horizon with getting this bike from Oz running - as I'm sure it will be run at least once...
The 16inch front. rocking horse poo now.
Jay got any ideas ?

https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...post1130917103
https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...post1130917347

Oh it has a dymag.
https://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/s...post1131018835

[Grumph]

Well until it arrives and the condition of the Dymag is seen, the question is moot. But I was more concerned about finding a suitable tyre for the front than wheel. If it is to stay as a period correct replica the 16 stays...
I'd also assume that because of the close contact, Jay may well be willing to source a suitable tyre...

[nodrog:Me]

Well until it arrives and the condition of the Dymag is seen, the question is moot. But I was more concerned about finding a suitable tyre for the front than wheel. If it is to stay as a period correct replica the 16 stays...
I'd also assume that because of the close contact, Jay may well be willing to source a suitable tyre...

Lololololol, bt45 or some pirelli are about it.

Still good for beating people on full wets in the rain.

[T.W.R]

To be period correct the tyre would have to be the likes of a Pirelli MP7S or Michelin A59 etc
Btw the 16in suzi front hoop on impulses were MT16x2.50

[husaberg]

To be period correct the tyre would have to be the likes of a Pirelli MP7S or Michelin A59 etc
Btw the 16in suzi front hoop on impulses were MT16x2.50

Pretty sure some impulses were arround that width but 17's.
there was also a model likely japan only that was twin shock also called the impulse released in the early 80's

[T.W.R]

Pretty sure some impulses were arround that width but 17's.

Yeah true, but the gsxr400, gsx550esd, gsx750esd-g, gsx750se-f were 16x2.50

[husaberg]

Yeah true, but the gsxr400, gsx550esd, gsx750esd-g, gsx750se-f were 16x2.50

i don't think the rear was much wider than 2.5 either.
yeah but it depends if he wants to build a bike to be raced or a 100% replica right down to the rivots.
Have you ever seen one of the earlier twin shock impulses with the humped seat. I remember seeing pics in a Aussie mag, i think it had spoked wheels.

[T.W.R]

i don't think the rear was much wider than 2.5 either.
yeah but it depends if he wants to build a bike to be raced or a 100% replica right down to the rivots.
Have you ever seen one of the earlier twin shock impulses with the humped seat. I remember seeing pics in a Aussie mag, i think it had spoked wheels.

Ha yeah 2.75s running 130s
Actually about to go into the bomb site that I call the shed and try & locate some MCN mags, I'm sure I've got an article on this bike in one of them.

Got couple of mags with what were to the writers amazing jap 400s & 250s for the jap domestic market before we got flooded with grey imports...CB400F with VTEC heads etc circa 1984 & so forth

[husaberg]

Ha yeah 2.75s running 130s
Actually about to go into the bomb site that I call the shed and try & locate some MCN mags, I'm sure I've got an article on this bike in one of them.

Got couple of mags with what were to the writers amazing jap 400s & 250s for the jap domestic market before we got flooded with grey imports...CB400F with VTEC heads etc circa 1984 & so forth

From what i found the GSX600F katana had wheels that looked almost exactly the same but were in decent widths and in 17 They were also made for a heap of years in the US unchanged.
GSX600F 87-92
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Suzuki-K...15Ytmg&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Suzuki-K...JW79Ib&vxp=mtr

[malcy25]

16 inch front racing
http://www.avonmotorsport.com/historic/motorcycle/am22

[T.W.R]

Well after some digging haven't had any joy yet, but have a couple more places to look so will do a bit of shifting around to get into where I need to get to.
Though unearthed so interesting articles:
85 Bathurst 4 pages on Rodger Freeth & the McIntosh and what Alan Franklin did to the bike.
Bimota SB2 thru to SB4 tests
A fancy piece of kit built by kiwi Grant Saunders...GSX1100 powered thing that looks like a cross between a Harris Magnum & a Bimota
A Kwaka powered Motoplast beastie
A piccy of me getting John Surtees autograph at Ruapuna circa 1980
A mobil oils maintenance handbook for motorcyclists circa 1960

So some wee gems but not what I'm after so will keep looking when time allows...got stuff located in so many places its a bit scary

[Grumph]

A piccy of me getting John Surtees autograph at Ruapuna circa 1980
So some wee gems but not what I'm after so will keep looking when time allows...got stuff located in so many places its a bit scary

I'd have given you my autograph at that meeting if you'd asked....I was winning in a different class to John but when it came to an all-in race, George Begg wouldn't let me ride against John..."It's for genuine race bikes only" John's Vinnie special was as much a factory race bike as my Domiracer....It might have been close too. Hand timing said we were the two quickest bikes there.

i've got that Saunders article too. Always wondered if he came back and was SME in Auckland.

[T.W.R]

I'd have given you my autograph at that meeting if you'd asked....I was winning in a different class to John but when it came to an all-in race, George Begg wouldn't let me ride against John..."It's for genuine race bikes only" John's Vinnie special was as much a factory race bike as my Domiracer....It might have been close too. Hand timing said we were the two quickest bikes there.

i've got that Saunders article too. Always wondered if he came back and was SME in Auckland.

George Begg mmm a name I haven't heard for a long time....not very popular in the PVMC plenty of coin to buy good toys but an attitude to go with it & couldn't ride a hot knife into butter...Ron Battersby loved him with a passion
Can't remember exactly on dates etc but around the same year the Malasian GP team came out to a meeting too, I spent the whole day with them ripping up the pits on their mini-bike etc while the oldman spent the day yarning with John Woodley ( think he was acting as unofficial baby sitter for them).
The following week Suzuki NZ had a MX Demo day at Woodford Glen with Iki Watanabe (78 world MX champ) riding the new RM250 with full floater suspension....Ivan Miller, Craig Coleman etc were all there. Spent that whole day again with JW & the GP team

[jellywrestler]

i've got that Saunders article too. Always wondered if he came back and was SME in Auckland.

he's still selling shit on trade me, carb kits etc